Gun and Knife Show draws record crowd 130105

Saturday, January 05, 2013 12:43 PM

The Great Southern Gun and Knife Show returns this weekend to the BJCC in Birmingham. The show is drawing a record crowd with visitors waiting in line outside the BJCC for over an hour Saturday morning. Some are buying guns, magazines and ammo while others have come to the show to sell firearms. Show hours are Saturday January 5 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday January 6 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The show is put on by Ernie and Helen Bean who have held shows in Birmingham and around the southeast for many years. ( Joe Songer/jsonger@al.com)